Why should a chemical equation be always balanced? - Vidyadip

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Why should a chemical equation be always balanced?

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Chemical reaction is just a rearrangement of atoms. It can neither create nor destroyed during the course of a chemical reaction. Chemical equations must be balanced to satisfy the law of conservation of matter, that states that matter cannot be produced or destroyed in a closed system.

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